N418FE
Operators of this aircraft
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No operator established for this aircraft.
Accident & incident history
No NTSB accidents or incidents on file for this aircraft.
Maintenance disclosures
Service Difficulty Reports filed with the FAA for this airframe. Filing is largely voluntary — the number of reports is not a measure of reliability. To verify a report, search its control number at the FAA SDRS site.
29 reports on file, 1996-07-11 – 2012-04-13.
Part: VALVE — INOPERATIVE (CABIN PRESSURE) · airframe 45,663 hrs · 22,148 cycles
PASSING 10000 FT, RECEIVED ECAM ALERT ROR EXCESS CABIN ALTITUDE, ALSO OBSERVED ECAM ADVISORY FOR EXCESS CABIN VERTICAL SPEED (APPROX 3800') CLIMB. TRIED CONTROLLING WITH MANUAL PRESS CONTROL COULD NOT STOP RATE OF CLIMB. DONNED OXYGEN MASKS DESCENDED TO 10000' AND RETURNED TO FIELD. INSTALLED NEW DEPRESSURIZATION VALVE IAW AMM 21-31-15-04-01. PERFORMED OPS CK OF 1 AND 2 PRESSURIZATION SYS AS WELL AS DEPRESSURIZATION VALVE AUTO AND MANUAL FUNCTIONS IAW AMM 21-31-00, PG 501. ALL TESTS NORMAL. OK FOR SERVICE.
Earlier reports · 1996–2011 · 28 reports
2011
Part: LANDING GEAR — MALFUNCTIONED (NOSE) · airframe 45,299 hrs · 21,915 cycles
NOSE GEAR WOULD NOT EXTEND USING NORMAL PROCEDURES, INDICATED UNLOCKED ON BOTH PRIMARY AND SECONDARY INDICATORS USED ALTERNATE PROCEDURE TO EXTEND. EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED. TROUBLESHOOTING AT THIS TIME.
2010
Part: SKIN — CORRODED (RT ELEVATOR) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 44,218 hrs · 21,313 cycles
RIGHT ELEVATOR UPPER SKIN AFT EDGE FOUND CORROSIN. REMOVE TOP SKIN UNTIL THE REAR SPAR. PERFORM SRM 55-21-11 CONG-1 FIG 209 WITH THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS: INSTALLED STRAP FILLER.
Part: SLEEVE — OUT OF POSITION (NR 2 PACK DUCT) · airframe 44,152 hrs · 21,279 cycles
ADVANCING THROTTLES FOR TAKEOFF, RECEIVED A ENG 2 BLEED LEAK. FACT OPEN NR 2 ENG COWLS AND INSPECTED FOUND NO EVIDENCE OF BLEED LEAK WITH APU AIR. REMOVED RT WING L/E PANEL FOUND NO AIR LEAK AT PNEUMATIC DUCT. ALL LEAK CHECK USING APU AIR. FUTHER CHECK FOUND HOT AIR GUSHING OUT OF NR 2 PACK HEAT EXCHANGER INSIDE AIR-COND PACK COMPARTMENT. REPOSITON RUBBER SLEEVE AND RESECURED CLAMP LEAK CK OK. RUN NR2 ENG IAW JRH FOUND NO BLEED LEAK AND ALL PARAMETERS NML.
Part: UPLOCK — DAMAGED (NLG DOOR) · airframe 43,854 hrs · 21,142 cycles
AFTER TAKEOFF RECEIVED LANDING DOOR NOT CLOSED ECAM. CONFIRMED IT WAS THE NOSE FEAR DOOR (AMBER ON BOTH LANDING GEAR PANELS), IAW MX INSTRUCTION, RECYCLED GEAR, BOTH LIGHTS SAME ON AND ECAM RETURNED, MX WANTED GEAR RECYCLE AGAIN, BUT NOSE GEAR AREA VERY NOISY, PUT GEAR DOWN WITH THE QRH AND RETURNED. R & R LT NOSE GEAR DOOR UPLOCK ASSY PER AMM 32-31-14-4,PERFORMED GROUND DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING TEST OK PER AMM32-31-00-5, AND LANDING GEAR FREE FALL CONTROL SYS OPERATIONAL TEST OK PER AMM 32-33-00-5, ACFT OK FOR SERVICE.
2008
Part: FITTING — CORRODED (ZONE 400) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 41,895 hrs · 20,221 cycles
AFT MOUNTING MATING SURFACE ON NR 1 ENGINE PYLON RUSTED. PERFORMED REPAIR AS PER EA 6-5450-125471 PART 2.
Part: MOUNT — CORRODED (ZONE 400) · corrosion level 2 · airframe 41,895 hrs · 20,221 cycles
AFT MOUNTING MATING SURFACE ON NR 2 ENGINE PYLON RUSTED. PERFORMED REPAIR AS PER EA NR 6-5450-125471 PART 2.
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (RT WING TE FLAP) · airframe 41,895 hrs · 20,221 cycles
RT WING, INBD FLAP TRAIL EDGE LWR SURFACE PREVIOUS REPAIR LOCATED 17.0 INCHES FROM INBD EDGE, DELAMINATED APPROX 22.0 BY 3.0 INCHES IN SIZE. REMOVED THE EXISTING REPAIR AND REPLACED BY A NEW REPAIR PER EA 6-5750-125477.
Part: ARM — CRACKED (ELEVATOR HINGE) · airframe 41,895 hrs · 20,221 cycles
EMPENNAGE, RT ELEV NR 5 HINGE ARM FOUND CRACKED/CORROSION AT UPPER END REPLACED RT ELEV NR 5 HINGE ARM AS PER AMM 55-16-45-4.
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (LT WING TE FLAP) · airframe 41,895 hrs · 20,221 cycles
LT WING, INBD FLAP TRAIL EDGE LWR SKIN PREVIOUS REPAIR LOCATED 54.5 INCHES FROM INBD EDGE DELAMINATED APPROX 3.0 BY 3.0 INCHES IN SIZE. REMOVED THE EXISTING REPAIR AND REPLACED BY A NEW REPAIR PER SRM 57-52-12 FIG 204.
Part: SKIN — DELAMINATED (LT WING TE FLAP) · airframe 41,895 hrs · 20,221 cycles
LT WING, INBD FLAP TRAILING EDGE UPPER SURFACE PREVIOUS REPAIR LOCATED 44.0 INCH FROM OTBD EDGE DELAMINATED APPROX 3.0 BY 3.0 IN SIZE. REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR BY A NEW REPAIR PER SRM 57-52-12 FIG 204.
Part: LUG — CORRODED (RT WING) · airframe 41,895 hrs · 20,221 cycles
WHILE COMPLYING WITH EO 6-5710-7-5010 CORROSION WAS FOUND ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT WING RIB 5 FORWARD LUG. COMPLIED WITH EA 6-5710-125482 IN THE REMOVAL OF CORROSION ON THE AFFECTED AREAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH EO 6-5710-7-5010.
2007
Part: REGULATOR VALVE — FAILED (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 40,033 hrs · 19,390 cycles
ENG 1 REV UNLOCK LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON T/O ROLL LESS THAN 80KTS. ACN RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 78-30-01-C 11JUL SFS. REMOVED AND REPLACED ENG 1 PRSOV, PERFORMED OPERATIONAL TEST, NORMAL PER MM 78-32-11-4 AND MM78-32-11-5.
Part: UNKNOWN — UNKNOWN (THRUST REVERSER) · airframe 40,025 hrs · 19,387 cycles
UNLOCK LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON T/O ROLL, LESS THAN 80KTS. RELEASED FOR SERVICE PER MEL/CDL: 78-30-01-C CATEGORY: C EXPIRATION: 20JUL07 "MEL 78-30-01-C: ENGINE (IDENTIFY 1 OR 2) NR 1 THRUST REVERSER, INOP. THRUST REVERSER IS DEACTIVATED IN FORWARD THRUST POSITION."
2006
Part: SKIN — DAMAGED (NR 4 SPOILER) · airframe 39,141 hrs · 18,988 cycles
R-WING NR 4 SPOILER PANEL CENTER I/B HINGE AND O/B HINGE HAS WORN BUSHING. EXCESSIVE PLAY DURING MOVEMENT OF PANEL REMOVED AND REPLACED NR 4 RT WING SPOILER BUSHING IAW AMM 310/200 27-61-51-4 AND CMM 57-73-11. REMOVED AND REINSTALLED NR 4 RT WING SPOILER, OPS CK GOOD IAW A310/200 AMM 27-61-51-4, C/W EA6-5740-106243 PT1.
Part: SKIN — UNKNOWN (FUSELAGE) · airframe 39,141 hrs · 18,988 cycles
PREVIOUS REPAIR, RT FUSELAGE SKIN HAS EXTERNAL REPAIR DOUBLER MEASURES 8.3 IN X 5.5 IN, LOCATED AT FS 77 BETWEEN STRINGERS 52RT AND 54R REMOVED EXISTING REPAIR AND REPAIRED SKIN PER A310/200 SRM 53-10-12 FIG 217. ALSO, COMPLIED WITH FRAME 77 SHEARTIE TO FRAME REPAIR IAW EA6-5310-105034.
Part: FRAME — DAMAGED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 39,141 hrs · 18,988 cycles
WHILE WORKING LT FS 12A DUE TO TOOLING MALFUNCTION DAMAGE TO FRAME 12A APPROX STR 29 COMPLIED WITH EA6-5310-105011.
Part: RIB — CORRODED (VERTICAL STAB) · airframe 39,141 hrs · 18,988 cycles
VERTICAL STAB FRONT SPAR FWD FACE ENTIRE LENGTH OF RT VERT STAB L/E HAS CORROSION UNDER NUT PLATES AND FASTENER HOLES. REMOVED CORROSION FROM RIB12-26 RT CHORD FLANGE CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE IN LIMITS IAW A310/200 SRM'S 51-74-10, 55-31-21.
Part: ENGINE — BIRD INGESTION (NR 2) · airframe 38,986 hrs · 18,906 cycles
FELT A JULT ON T/O. SUSPECT COMPRESSOR STALL. CHECKED PER MM 72-00-00-6 03 AND FOUND BIRD STRIKE AT NR 2 ENGINE. COMPLIED ITEM 13B. NOTED NO ABNORMALITIES. ENGINE PARAMETER INDICATION OK. A/C OK FOR SERVICE.
2005
Part: FIRE LOOP — MALFUNCTIONED · airframe 37,241 hrs · 18,136 cycles
REPLACED FIRE DET ASSY (H2/H4) FOR BOTH LOOP A AND B, THIS ALSO CLEARED MEL ON "A" LOOP WRI 26-10/9082 PER MM 26-12-12-4. OPS CHECK SATIS AND PERFORMED ENG RUN PER A-310 JRH OK.
2004
Part: FITTING — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 36,289 hrs · 17,526 cycles
MOD TYPE H MOD NR C-CHECK REV NO, PS ACCOMPLISH MAINTENANCE C-CHECK NR 004. DURING C-CHECK WHILE ACCOMPLISHING EO 6-5710-7-3322 FOUND CRACK AT FWD FITTING FRAME 47, HOLE NR 41. ITEM WAS REPAIRED ON N00606 PER FEDEX EA 6-5710-77088.
Part: THRUST REVERSER — OUT OF RIG (NR 2 ENGINE) · airframe 35,710 hrs · 17,126 cycles
ON TAKEOFF ROLL, JUST AFTER TOGA AND BEFORE STANDARD PWR WAS SET NR 2 THRUST REVERSER UNLOCK LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON LEFT ECAM SCREEN. ABORTED T/O COMPLIED WITH QRH, RETURNED TO GATE. MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE PERFORMED IAW MEL 78-30-01-C. MANUALLY CLOSED PRSV AND DISCONNECTED BOTH SIDES MASTER ACTUATORS. THRUST REVERSER RIGGED AND RE-ACTIVATED IAW MM 71-13-03 FEDEX W/O 25086
2001
Part: CROSSBEAM — CRACKED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 33,278 hrs · 15,653 cycles
MAIN DECK CARGO FLOOR CROSSBEAM DAMAGED AT BS 37 BETWEEN LBL 26.5 & 37.5. R&R CROSSBEAM PER SRM 53-10-15 FIG 201.
2000
Part: FLOORBEAM — CRACKED (CABIN) · airframe 31,109 hrs · 14,574 cycles
FRAME 37 AT AXIS LHS Y + 1800, .5 INCH BELOW UPPER FLANGE, FOUND CRACK .5 INCH LONG. *S/D* REMOVED AND REPLACED PER FEDEX EA 6-5100-52045 & A310 SRM SUPL MANUAL 53-10-15, FIG 201.
Part: SKIN — DENTED (FUSELAGE) · airframe 31,068 hrs · 14,550 cycles
THREE OFF DENTS IN FUSELAGE SKIN, RHS FWD OF BULK CARGO DOOR CUTOUT DURING C-CHECK. REPAIRED IN ACCORD WITH FEDEX EA REF EA 6-5330-49662.
Part: UNKNOWN — SMOKE (COCKPIT)
00-17 - UPON TAXI OUT, ODOR OF SMOKE FILLED THE COCKPIT, RETURN TO RAMP. WHEN NR 2 ENGINE WAS SHUT DOWN, THE ODOR WAS GONE. PERF FAULT CONFIRM AND RESTARTED NR 2 ENGING NIL ABNLR OR ODOR OBSERVED.
1999
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — FAILED (E & E COMPT)
99-129 AT 17,000 MSL, LT ECAM RED/CRC AVIONICS SMOKE NOT NOTICABLE FUMES/ODORS. REMOVED AND REPLACED 13WA SMOKE DETECTOR PER MM 26-15-12. OPS CK GOOD MM A310-26-15-00. OK FOR SERVICE.
1998
Part: SMOKE DETECTOR — DEFECTIVE (CARGO COMPT)
APPROACHING LEVEL OFF AT FL 370, FWD CARGO COMPT SMOKE LIGHT AND ASSOC ECAM CAUTIONS ACTIVATED. NR 1 BOTTLE WAS DISCHARGED AND NR 2 BOTTLE WAS ACTIVATED ON APPROACH. LIGHT WENT OUT AFTER DISCHARGE. REMOVED AND REPLACED SMOKE DET A AND B, OPS CHK NORMAL. INSPECTION OF FWD CARGO COMPT SHOWED NO EVIDENCE OF FIRE.
1996
Part: HYD LINE — LEAKING (LT WING)
STA KHH LOST GREEN HYD SYS DURING DESCENT PERFOMED ECAM ITEMS. WHEN A/C ARRIVED CK'D GREEN RSVR QTY AND FOUND LOWER THAN HAT ARC. T/S FOUND HYD FLUID LEAKING FROM LT INSIDE WING SPAR BETWEEN PYLON AND 1ST FLAP TRACK IT IS A RIDGID LINE FOR AILERON DROOP RUBBING AND HAD A CUT HYD TUBE FABRICATED BY CAL PER MM 20-23-11 NEW TUBE INSTALLED AND LEAK CHECKED GOOD.